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Whtiney's Cotton Gin
A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, a job that otherwise must be performed painstakingly by hand. The fibers are processed into clothing or other cotton goods, and any undamaged seeds may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil and meal.The cottong gin transformed the southern economy. -
Garbiel slave revolt
Gabriel Prosser planned to revolt in Richmond. The information leaked before the revolt. Prosser, along with twenty five other men were hung. Virginia along with other free states or states that had free blacks forced restrictions on black education and their freedom. -
Congress Outlaws Slave Trade
Due to :
Section 9. The migration or importation of such person as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
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American Colonization Society formed
AKA:The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America. It wa formed to support the return of free African Americans to "greater" freedom in Africa.
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Missouri Compromise
The compromise stated that slavery was prohibited from anywhere above the 36'30' line in the Lousiana Territory. Missouri entered as a free state. -
Vesey slave rebellion
After purchasing his freedom from his master, he planned a slave rebellion which had the potential of being the largest slave rebellion in the U.S. had his plan not been leaked. -
British abolish slavery in the West Indies
the name given to the abolition of slavery in the British colonies of the West Indies. Emancipation of the slaves was proposed as early as 1787, but was not achieved until the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 (effective 1834). -
American Anti Slavery Society founded
was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. Frederick Douglass was a key leader of this society and often spoke at its meetings. William Wells Brown was another freed slave who often spoke at meetings. By 1838, the society had 1,350 local chapters with around 250,000 members. -
Abolitionist studentss expelled from Lane Theological Seminary
These students were expelled for planning an 18-day debate on slavery. -
Destruction of ablotionists mail.
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Gag Resolution
A rule, regulation, or law that prohibits debate or discussion of a particular issue. Between 1836 and 1844, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a series of resolutions and rules that banned petitions calling for the Abolition of Slavery. Known as gag rules, these measures effectively tabled antislavery petitions without submitting them to usual House procedures -
Lovejoy Killed
He was murdered by pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois during their attack on his warehouse to destroy his press and abolitionist materials. -
American Slavery As It Is
Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses is a book written by the American abolitionist Theodore Dwight Weld, published in 1839 -
F. Douglas pusblishes a book
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he lead an abolitionist movement. the text describes the events of his life and is considered to be one of the most influential pieces of literature to fuel the abolitionist movement -
Free Soil Party
was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 and 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. The party leadership consisted of former anti-slavery members
